The Nest of Spring / Sheng Hong

Spring comes again. The garden fully filled with spring has turned into desolation. Miss my beautiful yard destroyed illegally; miss the “Old Beijing Courtyard in Water Great Wall ” I once owned with my neighbors. (April 24, 2022)

My eyes are surprised by Spring's coming,
There is no perfume left when she goes;
The nest of Spring in my wish only,
Will attract Spring back years and years.

Translated from a poem of mine in Chinese, 春之巢.

春来惊我眼，春去不留香；
惟愿春之巢，年年惹春归。